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Vincent Brown (linebacker)

1965–

Vincent Bernard "the Undertaker" Brown (born January 9, 1965) is an American football coach and former player.

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Vincent Dancy

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Vincent Dancy (born March 10, 1984) is an American college football coach. He is the currently the defensive ends coach for Mississippi State University. He was the head football coach for Mississippi Valley State University from 2018 to 2022. He also…

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Vincent Marshall

1983–

Vincent Marshall (born November 12, 1983) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the wide receivers coach for Jackson State University, a position he has held since 2024. Marshall played professionally as a wide receiver in…

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Vincent Matthews (athlete)

1947–

Vincent "Vince" Edward Matthews (born December 16, 1947) is an American former sprinter, winner of two Olympic gold medals, at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Vincent Olise

1960–

Vincent Olise (born 2 January 1960), nicknamed Pa Feelings, is a British-Nigerian former international cricketer who played for the Nigeria national cricket team from 1983 to 1990. He is the father of footballers Michael and Richard Olise. Olise was an…

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Vinícius Júnior

2000–

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisjuz ʒoˈzɛ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃ dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ ˈʒunjoʁ]; born 12 July 2000), known mononymously as Vinícius, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid…

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Violet Palmer

1964–

Violet Renice Palmer (born July 20, 1964) is an American retired basketball referee in the NBA and WNBA and the first female official to reach the highest competitive tier in any major U.S. professional sports league. She also earned recognition as a…

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Virgil

1951–2024

Michael Charles Jones (April 7, 1951 – February 28, 2024), better known by his ring name Virgil, was an American professional wrestler and an actor. He is best known for his tenures in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship…

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Virgil Blueitt

1896–1952

Virgil Finley Blueitt (March 18, 1896 – April 29, 1952) was an American Negro league third baseman and umpire. A native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Blueitt played for the Leland Giants in 1916. By 1937, he was umpiring in the Negro American League, and…

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Virginia Miller (heptathlete)

1979–

Virginia "Gi-Gi" Miller-Johnson (born January 12, 1979) is a world-class heptathlete and former US champion.

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Visanthe Shiancoe

1980–

Visanthe Shiancoe (; born June 18, 1980) is an English-American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Morgan State Bears, he was selected by the New York Giants…

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Viscera

1971–2014

Nelson Lee Frazier Jr. (February 14, 1971 – February 18, 2014) was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE) in the 1990s and 2000s under the ring names…

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Viv Anderson

1956–

Vivian Alexander Anderson (born 29 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is best known for his ten-year stint with Nottingham Forest, with whom he won the First Division title in 1978, as well as the…

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Vivienne Lia

2006–

Vivienne Theresa Upendo Lia (born 27 September 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eintracht Frankfurt and the England under-20s.

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Vladimir Edouard

1978–

Vladimir Edouard (born 18 June 1978) is a Canadian-born Haitian former footballer who played as a forward. He also played at the international level with the Haiti national team.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

1999–

Vladimir Guerrero Ramos (born March 16, 1999), also known as Vladdy, is a Dominican-Canadian professional baseball first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 and bats and throws right-handed.…

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Vogue, April 2008

April 2008

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Vogue magazine issue featuring cover photograph of LeBron James and Gisele Bündchen. LeBron James is pictured wearing a black sleeveless shirt and black sports shorts. James is dribbling a basketball with his right hand and appears to be yelling at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.19
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Von Joshua

1948–

Von Everett Joshua (born May 1, 1948) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–71, 1973–74 and 1979), San Francisco Giants (1975–76), Milwaukee Brewers (1976–77) and San Diego Padres (1980) of…

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Vonetta Flowers

1973–

Vonetta Flowers (née Jeffery; born October 29, 1973) is an American bobsledder. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Flowers became the first African American and the first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympics.

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Vontae Daley-Campbell

2001–

Vontae Jason Daley-Campbell (born 2 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for National League club Southend United.

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Vyan Sampson

1996–

Vyan Sampson (born 2 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. Born in England, she represents Jamaica internationally.

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Vyron Brown

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Vyron Brown (born c. 1979) is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator for Lincoln Preparatory School, a position he has since 2025. He was the head football coach for Carroll High School in 2007 and Lane College from 2020 to…

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W. C. Gorden

1930–2020

William C. Gorden (June 30, 1930 – October 23, 2020) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Jackson State University from 1976 to 1991, compiling a record of 119–48–5. Gorden joined the Jackson State football…

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W. Harry Davis

1923–2006

William Harry Davis Sr. (April 12, 1923 – August 11, 2006) was an American civil rights activist, amateur boxing coach, civic leader, and businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He overcame poverty, childhood polio, and racial prejudice to become a…

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